Current Events and Campus Life
Harvard makes a quantum leap with new initiative
November 14, 2018
By pairing quantum science exploration with solution-driven quantum engineering the new Harvard Quantum Initiative, aims to raise the bar across higher education, industry, and government research to... Continue reading
Forum plots a ‘Pathway’ to careers in music or entertainment
November 13, 2018
Panelists at the Office of Career Services’ Music & Entertainment Pathways forum said the best way to a career in music or entertainment may well be networking. Continue reading
Presidential fellowship led 16 students into public service
November 13, 2018
In its eighth year, Harvard’s Presidential Public Service Fellowship offered both undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to give back to communities, agencies, and nonprofits. Continue reading
Scholar speaks at Harvard on how images helped shaped legend of King Tut
November 9, 2018
Christina Riggs of the University of East Anglia previewed her forthcoming book, “Photographing Tutankhamun: Archaeology, Ancient Egypt, and the Archive,” in a Harvard lecture. Continue reading
At Harvard, the life and legacy of Gore Vidal
November 9, 2018
Author Gore Vidal left his papers and library to the University. The fruits of that gift, combined with an earlier gift of a portion of his papers in 2001, have been meticulously cataloged and... Continue reading
New filtration system improves industrial wastewater purification, saves energy
November 9, 2018
Liquid-gated membranes filter nanoclay particles out of water with twofold higher efficiency and nearly threefold longer time to foul, and reduce the pressure required for filtration over... Continue reading
New system opens the door to transforming CO2 into industrial fuels
November 8, 2018
Emissions from power plants and heavy industry, rather than spewing into the atmosphere, could be captured and chemically transformed from greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into industrial fuels... Continue reading
Nuclear submarine expert turns to Harvard Law School
November 8, 2018
It was in the spring of 2017, just before Eve Howe’s stint with the Navy was ending, when she decided to go to law school. “I’d always imagined using whatever degree or knowledge I had to help people... Continue reading
Post-election outlook: Little cooperation, Harvard panel says
November 8, 2018
Democratic and Republican strategists came together at Harvard Kennedy School to unpack the midterm election results. In their wake, the panelists agreed that political cooperation may get even rarer... Continue reading
Harvard research challenges conventional thinking on cell membranes
November 8, 2018
Harvard’s Adam Cohen is the lead author of a new study that challenges conventional theories about the fluid nature of cell membranes and how they react to tension. Continue reading